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Quiet Time – Getting Organized

Do you have a regular time of quiet in your home? Children need a time of quiet in their lives each day, and adults do, too. As children age out of nap time, you can still train them to have quiet time each day for 15 to 30 minutes.

This time can be used as a reading time for them, or they can listen quietly to music. Up until age 10, you can institute afternoon quiet time. As they get closer to the teen years, it’s a little harder to encourage.

For 15 minutes after lunch, I use this time for quiet reading for myself that does not have anything to do with school work. The boys use it for fun reading time.

If you have young ones, this gives you a short amount of quiet in the house for them to fall asleep for nap time.

This is a time of refreshment for you before you start your afternoon routines. Try it and let me know how it goes. If you have not done something like this before, you may need to set a timer. This will help you keep track of it. You just tell the children that they need to read quietly for 15 minutes.

Have a great day!

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Zone Mission – Declutter shoes for 15 minutes

Weekly Home Blessing Task: Wipe Windows and Mirrors

Menu Plan for Wednesday: spaghetti, garlic bread, and salad

Routines:

Home:

Make Your Bed (Do this as soon as you get up.)

Get Dressed Down to Your Shoes

Swish and Swipe

Start Your Laundry

Decide on Dinner

Check Your Calendar

Start the Day off with a Shiny Sink. Don’t leave the breakfast dishes sitting.

School:

Get out some art supplies and be creative with your children.

Afternoon Routine:

Eat Lunch

Clear off One Hot Spot

Reboot the Laundry

Declutter for 15 Minutes (Be sure to have your children declutter, too.)

About Tami

Tami Fox is a homeschool mom of 6, who in age from 26 to 11. She and her husband have homeschooled for 17 years and have graduated three of their children from their homeschool. They are currently homeschooling 3 boys who are in grades 11, 9, and 6. They use hands-on learning and unit studies to ignite the fire of learning in their children. Tami is a homeschool author and conference speaker. You can contact her by email at Tami@TamiFox.com.
Buy her book, Giving Your Children Wings at http://www.tamifox.net/giving-your-children-wings/.